Live Italian Music at the Festival: 2 March 2025

🎶 Live Italian Music at the Festival: 2 March 2025! 🇮🇹🎤
By popular demand, we’re thrilled to bring authentic Italian music on stage this year. Get ready to sing, dance, and lose yourself in a two-hour setlist packed with iconic hits like Volare, Azzurro, Gloria and many more.
🎙️ Internationally experienced singer Vanessa Vaccari, who worked both as a solo act and back-up singer for renowned Italian artists, will lead the charge. She’ll be joined by a stellar line-up of talented musicians: Raffaele Bandoli (trumpet), Annabel Boyes (saxophone), Wendy Phua(bass), Luke Wilkes (guitar), Francis Meria (piano & keys), and Jim Boyden (drums).
🙏🏼🇮🇹 Grazie mille to the Italian Embassy in Wellington for sponsoring this show and helping us bring the sound of Italy to Nelson! 🎵

Join us in Lower Trafalgar Street for an even grander celebration of Italian culture and cuisine at the Nelson Italian Festival 2025.

The 2024 festival drew over 5,000 people, and we’re ready to do it again—bigger and better.

Bring your family and your pets, and get ready to savour delicious Italian street food, watch gourmet dishes come to life in our (always sold out) cooking demos, and groove to traditional folk music and dances. Discover unique Italian crafts, perfect for gifts or a treat for yourself. Plus, our biggest classic car and motorbike display yet awaits you…

This special event is brought to you by Club Italia with the support of the Italian Embassy in Wellington, Nelson City Council, Italian Chamber of Commerce in NZ, and Comites Nuova Zelanda.

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